Transformed yeast producing novel 1-octen-3-ol, and preparation method therefor

ABSTRACT

The present application relates to a method for preparing transformed yeast producing 1-octen-3-ol, and yeast prepared by the method, and is useful in the cosmetic industry and the food development industry which use a  Tricholoma matsutake  scent.

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TECHNICAL FIELD

The present application relates to a transformed yeast producing1-octen-3-ol and a method for producing the same.

BACKGROUND ART

Saccharomyces cerevisiae was discovered by Leeuwenhoek in 1683 and is arepresentative yeast belonging to ascomycetes. Yeasts are used in feedbecause the yeast itself is used as cheap fat and protein sources. Someyeasts are rich in a vitamin B group and also contain vitamin D, andhave been used even in the pharmaceutical industry. The yeast was firstobserved by the inventor of the microscope, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, andbrewer's yeast was found in 1680. However, the biological significanceof yeast fermentation was known in 1861, and Louis Pasteur firstestablished that wine fermentation was caused by yeasts.

Octenol (1-octen-3-ol), known as matsutakeol, which is one of majorflavor components of pine mushrooms, was known to be involved inlipoxygenase and hydroperoxide lyase enzymes during biosynthesis. Theoctenol (1-octen-3-ol) is a secondary alcohol derived from 1-octen, andexists in the form of two enantiomers of (R)-(−)-1-octen-3-ol and(S)-(+)-1-octen-3-ol. The (R)-(−)-1-octen-3-ol has a fruit flavor and aunique good flavor of pine mushrooms, but the (S)-(+)-1-octen-3-ol hasfusty musty odor, weed odor, and artificial odor. Therefore, the(R)-(−)-1-octen-3-ol is known as a major flavor component of pinemushrooms. Linoleic acid of pine mushroom as a substrate is oxidized to(S)-1-hydroperoxy-(8E,12Z)-8,12-octadecadienoic acid (10-HPODE) infruiting bodies, and in this process, lipoxygenase is involved. Inaddition, the 10-HPODE is used to biosynthesize (R)-(−)-1-octen-3-ol and10-Oxo-trans-8-decenoic acid (ODA) again, and an enzyme involved in thisprocess is known as hydroperoxide lyase.

Until now, as a result of expressing genes of lipoxygenase andhydroperoxide lyase of pine mushrooms in the yeast Saccharomycescerevisiae using a plasmid vector, not a chemically synthesizing method,studies on a biosynthesis method of octenol by confirming that octenol(1-octen-3-ol) has been biosynthesized are insufficient. Since the pinemushrooms are edible mushrooms having a very high preference,particularly, in Asia, a transformed yeast that biosynthesizes octenol(1-octen-3-ol) is expected to have a positive effect on relatedindustries such as food development using a pine mushroom flavor.

A conventionally known or common method for producing octenol(1-octen-3-ol) is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No.10-2013-0100141. Here, there is disclosed only a chemical productionmethod of synthesizing octenol by hydrogenating 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one(MH) to 6-methyl-2-heptanone (MHA), reacting with acetylene to form3,7-dimethyl-1-octine-3-ol (DMOI), and then hydrogenating the DMOI to3,7-dimethyl-1-octen-3-ol (DMOE). In addition, in Korean PatentRegistration Nos. 10-1446315 and 10-1455204, there are only disclosedgenes for each lipoxygenase and hydroperoxide lyase involved in thebiosynthesis of octenol derived from pine mushrooms, respectively.

Under this background, the present inventors have completed the presentapplication by taking a lot of studies for developing a method forproducing octenol (1-octen-3-ol) using yeasts.

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

An object of the present application is to provide a transformed yeastfor producing 1-octen-3-ol transformed with a recombinant vectorcomprising a base sequence encoding lipoxygenase and a base sequenceencoding hydroperoxide.

Another object of the present application is to provide a method forproducing a transformed yeast for producing 1-octen-3-ol.

Yet another object of the present application is to provide a method forproducing 1-octen-3-ol.

Other objects and advantages of the present application will be moreapparent by the following detailed description in addition to theappended claims and the accompanying drawings. Contents not described inthe present specification can be sufficiently recognized and inferred bythose skilled in the art or similar art of the present invention, andthus, the description thereof will be omitted.

Technical Solution

Hereinafter, the contents of the present application will be describedbelow in detail. On the other hand, the description and embodiments ofone aspect disclosed in the present application may also be applied tothe description and embodiments of other aspects with respect to commonmatters. In addition, all combinations of various components disclosedin the present application belong to the scope of the presentapplication. Further, the specific description described below may notlimit the scope of the present application.

In order to achieve the objects of the present application, the presentapplication provides a transformed yeast for producing 1-octen-3-oltransformed with a recombinant vector comprising a base sequenceencoding lipoxygenase and a base sequence encoding hydroperoxide.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided amethod for producing a transformed yeast for producing 1-octen-3-olcomprising the steps of: isolating total RNA of pine mushroom andsynthesizing cDNA; PCR-amplifying a lipoxygenase gene and ahydroperoxide lyase gene from the synthesized cDNA; gene-cloning each ofthe amplified lipoxygenase gene and hydroperoxide lyase gene in avector; gene-cloning each of the cloned lipoxygenase gene andhydroperoxide lyase gene in each yeast expression vector; andtransforming and incubating the yeast expression vector into a yeast toconfirm the biosynthesis of 1-octen-3-ol.

As an embodiment of the present application, the present applicationprovides a method for producing a transformed yeast for producing1-octen-3-ol comprising gene-cloning lipoxygenase-1, 2, and 3 genesconsisting of base sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 9, 10, and 11, respectively,and a hydroperoxide lyase gene consisting of a base sequence of SEQ IDNO: 12 and transforming and incubating a recombinant vector comprisingthe cloned genes into a yeast to confirm the biosynthesis of1-octen-3-ol. In addition, homologues of the base sequence are includedwithin the scope of the present application. Specifically, the genehomologues may include base sequences having sequence homology of 70% ormore, more preferably 80% or more, much more preferably 90% or more, andmost preferably 95% or more with the base sequences of the sequencenumbers of the present application. The “% of sequence homology” topolynucleotide is determined by comparing two optimally alignedsequences with a comparison region, wherein a part of a polynucleotidesequence in the comparison region may include addition or deletion(i.e., gap) compared with a reference sequence (without includingaddition or deletion) for the optimal alignment of the two sequences.

According to an aspect of the present application, the presentapplication provides a method for producing 1-octen-3-ol comprising thesteps of: biosynthesizing 1-octen-3-ol by incubating the transformedyeast for producing the 1-octen-3-ol of claim 1 in a medium; andobtaining the biosynthesized 1-octen-3-ol.

The term “primer” has a length of 18 to 35 mer at a nucleic acid sitehaving 70% or more of interspecies sequence homology as a result ofsequence homology of a gene determined through analysis, and preferablyan algorithm of determining a primer sequence in which a sense primerand an antisense primer are not hybridized with each other and the geneand the primer are hybridized with each other under stringentconditions, but is not limited thereto.

The term “polymerase chain reaction (PCR)” is a nucleic acidamplification method that includes a repeated cycle of denaturation ofdouble-stranded DNA, annealing of oligonucleotide primers to a DNAtemplate, and primer extension by DNA polymerase (Mullis et al., U.S.Pat. Nos. 4,683,195, 4,683,202 and 4,800,159; Saiki et al, 1985). Theoligonucleotide primer used in PCR is designed to be annealed to anopposite strand of DNA, and a DNA polymerase extension product of theprimer acts as a template strand for the other primer. The PCRamplification process results in an exponential increase in a DNAsequence, and the length of the amplified DNA sequence is determined bya 5′-terminal of the oligonucleotide primer.

The term “vector” is used to refer to a DNA fragment(s), and a nucleicacid molecule, which are delivered into a cell. The vector may replicateDNA and be reproduced independently in host cells. The term “carrier” isoften used interchangeably with the “vector”. The vector may be used asa cloning vector, and the cloning vector is stably maintained in a hostand has a use to insert a foreign DNA fragment. Therefore, the vectorneeds to have a feature capable of being easily inserted or removed whenthe vector and the foreign DNA are treated with a restriction enzyme.The cloning vector to be used is appropriately selected in considerationof conditions of the characteristics of the gene to be inserted and thecharacteristics of the restriction enzyme, but preferably, a pGEM easyvector is used in the present application. The term “yeast expressionvector” includes a promoter gene, a gene encoding a target protein fromwhich translation initiation and termination codons have been removed,and a terminator, and the promoter gene is preferably a gene selectedfrom the group consisting of GAPDH, PGK, ADH, PHOS, GAL1, and GAL10, butis not limited thereto. The yeast expression vector may be both anintegrative yeast plasmid (YIp) and an extrachromosomal plasmid vector.The extrachromosomal plasmid vector is divided into an episomal yeastplasmid (YEp), a replicative yeast plasmid (YRp), and a yeast centromerplasmid (YCp). Furthermore, artificial yeast chromosomes (YACs) can bealso used as expression vectors according to the present application. Inaddition, a particularly preferable yeast vector is a yeast replicationplasmid that contains a replication origin ori and an antibioticresistance cassette to be proliferated and selected in E. coli.Furthermore, the yeast vectors have an ARS sequence to be replicatedindependently regardless of chromosomes in yeast cells, such as HARS1from H. polymorpha, and a metabolic yeast selectable marker, such asURA3 or HLEU2. In the present application, as the yeast expressionvector, various vectors may be used, and specifically, a pKLAC2 vector,a Gateway pYES-DEST52 vector, a pAO815 Pichia Expression vector, apYES2/3/CT vector, preferably a pYES3/CT vector or a pYES2/CT vector maybe used. The combinations of vectors used to express each gene may beappropriately selected according to a gene to be expressed, its protein,and an amount of the corresponding protein to adjust a ratio thereof. Inthe present application, specifically, the ratio of 1:5, 1:4, 1:3, 1:2,and 1:1 may be used, preferably, the pYES3/CT vector and the pYES2/CTvector may be used in a ratio of 1:1.

The term “gene cloning” in the present application means a technique ofmaking the same gene group in large quantities by binding a target geneto a vector having self-replicating ability, such as a plasmid, a phage,a cosmid, etc., and introducing and proliferating the bound vector intovarious hosts such as E. coli, yeast, etc. Cloning and subcloning in E.coli are performed by binding a target gene amplified by a polymerasechain reaction (PCR) method, etc., to a vector having a replicationorigin and an antibiotic selectable marker using a DNA ligase,introducing the bound vector into cells such as E. coli, yeast, or thelike, and then examining antibiotic resistance to screen the clonedcells.

The term “yeast” in the present application may be yeasts belonging toSaccharomyces, Schizosaccharomyces, Sporobolomyces, Torulopsis,Tricosporon, Wickerhamia, Ashbya, Blastomyces, Candida, Citeromyces,Crebrothecium, Cryptococcus, Debaryomyces, Endomycopsis, Geotrichum,Hansenula, Kloeckera, Lipomyces, Pichia, Rhodosporidium or Rhodotorulagenus, more preferably yeasts belonging to Saccharomyces andSchizosaccharomyces, most preferably Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Anappropriate type of yeast may be selected and used according to anexpression rate of a gene and an amount and efficiency of a product tobe finally expressed. The transformed yeasts of the present application,Saccharomyces cerevisiae KMG 1801, KMG 1802, and KMG 1803 were depositedwith deposit numbers KCTC13476BP, KCTC13477BP, and KCTC13478BP in theKorea Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC) on Feb. 6, 2018, respectively.

For example, when a host cell is yeast, promoters available in theexpression construct include a GAL10 promoter, a GAL1 promoter, an ADH1promoter, an ADH2 promoter, a PHOS promoter, a GAL1-10 promoter, a TDH3promoter, a TDH2 promoter, a TDH1 promoter, a PGK promoter, a PYKpromoter, an ENO promoter, a T7 promoter, and a TPI promoter, but arenot limited thereto. The promoter may be appropriately selected and usedaccording to a condition, such as an expression rate of a gene and anamount and expression efficiency of a product to be finally expressed.

In the method according to an embodiment of the present application, themethod of incubating the transformed host cell may use general methodsknown in the art, but is not limited thereto. The “transformation” ofthe yeast allows nucleic acid molecules or vectors to be introduced intocells by standard methods known to those skilled in the art, preferably,electroporation, chemical transformation, transformation by protoplasmicfusion, or particle bombardment. (See: Current Protocols in MolecularBiology, John Wiley & Sons, Edited by: Fred M. Ausubel et al.; MolecularCloning: A Laboratory Manual (Third Edition), J. Sambrook and D.Russell, 2001, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press). According to apreferred embodiment of the present application, the transformed yeastof the present application was produced using a S.c. EasyCompTransformation kit.

As an embodiment of the present application, there is provided a methodfor producing 1-octen-3-ol comprising the steps of: biosynthesizing1-octen-3-ol by incubating the transformed yeast for producing the1-octen-3-ol of claim 1 in a medium; and obtaining the biosynthesized1-octen-3-ol.

In the incubation of the yeast of the present application, in order toconfirm the biosynthesis of 1-octen-3-ol, the transformed yeast isinoculated into a SC selectable medium in which tryptophan and uracilare deleted, pre-incubated overnight, and then centrifuged to collectthe yeast. The collected yeast is inoculated in an SC induction mediumin which tryptophan and uracil are deleted, added with 2% Tween-20 andlinoleic acid, and then incubated for 20 hours at 30° C. In the presentapplication, preferably, a concentration of linoleic acid as a substratemay be 0.01 to 0.1 M, more preferably 0.5 to 100 mM, and most preferably3 mM. In addition, in the present application, an incubation temperatureis preferably 15° C. to 40° C., more preferably 30° C., and anincubation time is 12 to 48 hours, specifically 18 to 36 hours, 20 to 26hours, and most preferably 24 hours.

Advantageous Effects

According to the present application, there are excellent effects ofbeing effective in mass production of eco-friendly and economicaloctenol and contributing to development of foods and cosmetics using apine mushroom flavor by providing the transformed yeast biosynthesizing1-octen-3-ol and the method for producing the same.

DESCROPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an electrophoretic photograph showing total RNA extracted frompine mushroom of the present application.

FIG. 2 is an electrophoretic photograph showing amplification of alipoxygenase-1 gene, a lipoxygenase-2 gene, and a lipoxygenase-3 gene(Lanes 1, 2, and 3, respectively), and a hydroperoxide lyase gene (Lane4) of the present application.

FIG. 3 is an electrophoretic photograph showing results of inserting alipoxygenase-1 gene (A), a lipoxygenase-2 gene (B), a lipoxygenase-3gene (C), and a hydroperoxide lyase gene (D) of the present applicationinto a pGEM™ easy T vector plasmid.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a map of pYES3/CT and pYES2/CTyeast expression vectors.

FIG. 5 is an electrophoretic photograph showing results of inserting alipoxygenase-1 gene, a lipoxygenase-2 gene, and a lipoxygenase-3 gene(A), and a hydroperoxide lyase gene (B) into a plasmid.

FIG. 6(A) is a photograph of a plate in which transformed yeasts intowhich a lipoxygenase-1 gene, a lipoxygenase-2 gene, a lipoxygenase-3gene, and a hydroperoxide lyase gene are introduced are incubated. FIG.6(B) is an electrophoretic photograph showing colony PCR results oftransformed yeasts into which a lipoxygenase-1 gene, a lipoxygenase-2gene, a lipoxygenase-3 gene, and a hydroperoxide lyase gene areintroduced are introduced.

FIG. 7 is a graph showing a growth curve of each yeast transformed withcombinations of a lipoxygenase-1 gene, a lipoxygenase-2 gene, alipoxygenase-3 gene, and a hydroperoxide lyase gene.

FIG. 8 is a graph showing biosynthesis of 1-octen-3-ol in (A) lysates ofcells incubated without adding a substrate, (B) a medium incubatedwithout adding a substrate, (C) lysates of cells incubated by adding asubstrate, and (D) a medium incubated by adding a substrate.

FIG. 9 is a graph showing (A) a biosynthesis amount of 1-octen-3-olaccording to a linoleic acid addition concentration and (B) abiosynthesis amount of 1-octen-3-ol according to reaction temperatureand reaction time in a transformant yeast.

MODES OF THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, the present application will be described in more detailwith reference to Examples according to the present application.However, the following Examples of the present application are only anexample of the present application. These Examples are intended todescribe the present application in more detail, and it will be apparentto those skilled in the art that the scope of the present application asset forth in the appended claims is not limited by these Examples.

Example 1: Isolation of Total RNA from Pine Mushroom

Total RNA was isolated from pine mushroom fruiting bodies collected inthe Gachang area near Daegu. After the fruiting bodies were cut intosmall pieces of 3 to 5 cm, the cut fruiting bodies were finely groundwith a mortar using liquid nitrogen. The ground fruiting bodies werecompletely dissolved in 1 mL of TRIZol, added with chloroform, andcentrifuged for 15 minutes to isolate RNA. A supernatant containing RNAwas transferred to a new tube, add with the same amount of iso-propylalcohol, reacted at room temperature for 15 minutes, and centrifuged at12,000 rpm for 10 minutes to precipitate RNA. Next, the supernatant wasremoved, washed by adding 75% ethyl alcohol, and then added withdiethypyrocarbonate (DEPC)-treated water to elute and isolate total RNA.As a result, it was confirmed that the total RNA concentration was 992.8ng/μl (A260/A280=1.886) (in FIG. 1, Line 1 indicated a DNA marker, andLanes 2 to 4 indicated Total RNA).

Example 2: cDNA Synthesis of Pine Mushroom

First strand cDNA was synthesized by the following method using thetotal RNA obtained in Example 1 and an Accuscript High Fidelity 1stStrand cDNA Synthesis kit (Stratagene). 1 μl of Total RNA, 11.7 μl ofRNase-free water, 2 μl of an AccuScript RT buffer, 1 μl of an Oligo dTprimer, and 0.8 μl of a dNTP mixture were mixed and reacted at 65° C.for 5 minutes and at room temperature for 5 minutes, then further addedwith DTT 100 mM, 1 μl of AccuScript RT, and 0.5 μl of RNase Blockribonuclease, reacted at 42° C. for 1 hour, and then reacted at 70° C.for 15 minutes to synthesize cDNA.

Example 3: Preparation of PCR Products of Lipoxygenase-1, 2, 3 Genes andHydroperoxide Lyase Gene

Genes were amplified using PrimeSTAR™ HS Polymerase (TaKaRa) with thecDNA synthesized and obtained in Example 2 as a template, the followingprimers (Table 1), and PCR conditions (Table 2). PCR was performed usingthe corresponding genes and restriction enzymes in a SC selectablemedium.

TABLE 1 Restriction Name Sequences (5′-3′) enzyme LOX1-F-HindIII AAGCTTAACACAATGTCCTTAAGCAAGTTTCCG HindIII (SEQ ID NO: 1) LOX1-R-KpnIGGTACCACCTTCGTTACATCATACTGTAT KpnI (SEQ ID NO: 2) LOX2-F-KpnI GGTACCAACACAATGTTGACGCGGTTATTTAAG KpnI (SEQ ID NO: 3) LOX2-R-NotIGCGGCCGCATATCGAACTGCACAACGAGGG NotI (SEQ ID NO: 4) LOX3-F-HindIII AAGCTTAACACAATGTCGATTGATTCTGTTCCA HindIII (SEQ ID NO: 5) LOX3-R-KpnIGGTACCATGGCACAGTACTCCCGTTGCCA KpnI (SEQ ID NO: 6) HPL-F-KpnI GGTACCAACACAATGTCCCTCAAGCATTCTTCC KpnI (SEQ ID NO: 7) HPL-R-EcoRIGAATTCTGGATGTTGTGTCCGTGGCGATA EcoRI (SEQ ID NO: 8)

TABLE 2 Pre- Target gene denaturation Denaturation Anealing ExtensionLipoxygenase-1 98° C., 98° C., 60° C., 72° C., (SEQ ID NO: 9) 3 min 10sec 15 sec 3 min Lipoxygenase-2 98° C., 98° C., 58° C., 72° C., (SEQ IDNO: 10) 3 min 10 sec 15 sec 4 min Lipoxygenase-3 98° C., 98° C., 56° C.,72° C., (SEQ ID NO: 11) 3 min 10 sec 15 sec 4 min Hydroperoxidelyase 98°C., 98° C., 59° C., 72° C., (SEQ ID NO: 12) 3 min 10 sec 5 sec 2 min

As a result of the experiment, through an electrophoretic photograph, itwas confirmed that a lipoxygenase-1 gene (SEQ ID NO: 9, 3159 bp), alipoxygenase-2 gene (SEQ ID NO: 10, 3333 bp), and a lipoxygenase-3 gene(SEQ ID NO: 11, 3855 bp) (Lanes 1, 2, 3 in FIG. 2, respectively), and ahydroperoxide lyase gene (SEQ ID NO: 12, 1,560 bp, Lane 4 in FIG. 2)were amplified. In Lane 1 of the electrophoretic photograph of FIG. 2, aPlus DNA Ladder marker was used as a DNA marker.

Example 4: Gene Cloning Using pGEM™ Easy T Vector

In order to clone PCR products of a lipoxygenase-1 gene, alipoxygenase-2 gene, a lipoxygenase-3 gene, and a hydroperoxide lyasegene obtained in Example 3 with each pGEM™ easy T vector (Promega), aA-tailing process was performed using a Mighty TA-cloning Reagent Set(TaKaRa), ligation with the pGEM™ easy T vector was performed overnightat 4° C., and then the ligated vector was transformed into E. coli DH5acompetent cells (TaKaRa). Next, E. coli was smeared on a Luria Broth(LB) medium plate added with ampicillin (100 μl/ml), IPTG (0.1 mM), andX-gal (50 μg/ml), and incubated at 37° C. for 16 to 18 hours, andthereafter, a plasmid was extracted using a Higene™ Plasmid Mini Prepkit (Biofact). To confirm whether the gene was correctly inserted intothe extracted plasmid, the size of the gene was checked byelectrophoresis, and then sequencing of the corresponding base sequencewas performed.

As a result of the experiment, It was confirmed that s lipoxygenase-1gene (FIG. 3(A)), a lipoxygenase-2 gene (FIG. 3(B)), a lipoxygenase-3gene (FIG. 3(C)) and a hydroperoxide lyase gene (FIG. 3(D)) wereaccurately inserted into the pGEM™ easy T vector plasmid.

Example 5: Gene Cloning Using Yeast Expression Vector

The pGEM vectors inserted with the lipoxygenase-1 gene, thelipoxygenase-2 gene, and the lipoxygenase-3 gene for gene expression inthe yeast reacted at 37° C. and were cleaved with restrictions enzymesHindIII and KpnI, and the pGEM vector inserted with the hydroperoxidelyase gene reacted at 37° C. and was cleaved with restrictions enzymesKpnI and EcoRI. The cleaved genes were quantified after purificationwith a TaKaRa MiniBEST Agarose Gel DNA Extraction kit (TaKaRa). Afterselecting Saccharomyces cerevisiae species as a microbial model forexpressing the genes, a pYES3 vector (Invitrogen Co., Ltd.), which was ayeast expression vector suitable for a host cell, was selected forefficient protein expression. This vector includes a pUc ori sequence tobe easily amplified in bacteria, and includes a 2μ origin sequence to beamplified even in yeasts. In addition, this vector had a multiplecloning site as a restriction enzyme site that did not cleave a targetgene to accurately insert the gene into the vector. The vector has aGAL1 promoter which a strong promoter, a T7 promoter, and a CYC1sequence to accurately determine the insertion of the gene and theinserted sequence by gene sequencing analysis. In addition, since a TRP1gene sequence, which is a selectable marker, is present to easily screenthe yeasts inserted with the vector, and a V5 epitope and a 6×His tagsequence are present to make it easy to detect the expressed targetprotein. In order to transform two different types of genes into theyeast together, a pYES2 vector with a different selectable marker URA3from a pYES3 vector was selected. The pYES2 vector has the same othercharacteristics as the pYES3 vector and is larger in size by about 100bp (FIG. 4). Since the yeast into which all of the genes have beeninserted may be efficiently screened using the selectable marker,cloning was performed using the following method. The lipoxygenase-1gene, the lipoxygenase-2 gene, and the lipoxygenase-3 gene weresubjected to overnight ligation reaction with a pYES3/CT vector(Invitrogen), and the hydroperoxide lyase gene was subjected toovernight ligation reaction with a pYES2/CT vector (Invitrogen) at 4° C.to be transformed into E. coli DH5a competent cells (TaKaRa). Thetransformed cells were smeared on a Luria Broth (LB) medium plate addedwith ampicillin (100 μl/ml), IPTG (0.1 mM), and X-gal (50 μg/ml) andincubated at 37° C. for 16 to 18 hours. Next, the plasmid was extractedfrom the screened E. coli using a Higene™ Plasmid Mini Prep kit(Biofact), and the size of the extracted plasmid was checked byelectrophoresis to confirm whether each gene was correctly inserted, andthen base sequence sequencing was performed. As a result of theexperiment, it was confirmed that the lipoxygenase-1 gene, thelipoxygenase-2 gene, the lipoxygenase-3 gene, and the hydroperoxidelyase gene were correctly inserted into the plasmid (FIG. 5). That is,the lanes of FIG. 5(A) illustrate electrophoretic results of m: DNAladder marker, 1: pYES3/CT, 2: pYES3/CT+Lipoxygenase-1 gene, 3:pYES3/CT+Lipoxygenase-2 gene, and 4: pYES3/CT+Lipoxygenase-3 gene, andthe lanes of FIG. 5(B) illustrate electrophoretic results of m: DNAladder marker, 1: pYES2/CT, and 2: pYES2/CT+Hydroperoxide lyase.

Example 6: Transformation of Yeast Expression Vectors into INVSc1 Yeast

Saccharomyces cerevisiae competent cells were prepared using a S.C.EasyComp™ Transformation kit (Invitrogen). In addition, the pYES3/CTvectors introduced with the lipoxygenase-1 gene, the lipoxygenase-2gene, and the lipoxygenase-3 gene obtained in Example 5, and thepYES2/CT vector introduced with the hydroperoxide lyase were mixed in aratio of 1:1, respectively. Thereafter, these vectors were transformedinto S. cerevisiae competent cells (INVSc1). In addition, the S.cerevisiae competent cells (INVSc1) were smeared on an SC medium plate(Synthetic complete medium, 0.67% yeast nitrogen base, 2% glucose,0.192% yeast synthetic drop-out medium supplements, 2% agar) in whichtryptophan and uracil were deleted and then incubated at 30° C. for 2 to3 days (FIG. 6(A)). The SC medium was a minimal medium in whichtryptophan and uracil were deleted, and was used because the SC mediumefficiently selected a transformant yeast into which both a pYES3 vectorwith a TRP1 gene and a pYES2 vector with a URA3 gene were inserted andwas suitable for expression of a target protein. The composition of theSC medium used was shown in Table 3 below.

TABLE 3 Composition ratio (%, W/W) Composition contents 0.67% Yeastnitrogen base (without amino acids)   2% Carbon source (adding raffinosefor screening and incubation of transformant and galactose for proteinexpression) 0.01% Adenine, arginine, cysteine, leucine, lysine,threonine 0.005%  Aspartic acid, histidine, isoleucine, methionine,phenylalanine, proline, serine, tyrosine, valine   2% Agar (for solidmedium) Total 100% Constituted 100% with H₂O.

Next, as a result of screening transformed yeasts into which two typesof genes were introduced by performing colony PCR, it was confirmed thatthe lipoxygenase-1 gene, the lipoxygenase-2 gene, the lipoxygenase-3gene, and the hydroperoxide lyase gene were transformed into INVSc1through yeast expression vectors (FIG. 6(B)). Yeasts KMG 1801, KMG 1802,and KMG 1803 transformed in a 1:1 ratio of the lipoxygenase-1 gene, thelipoxygenase-2 gene, the lipoxygenase-3 gene, and the hydroperoxidelyase gene were deposited with deposit numbers KCTC13476BP, KCTC13477BP,and KCTC13478BP in the Korean Collection for Type Cultures (KCTC) onFeb. 6, 2018. In addition, in order to confirm the growth of the yeasttransformed with each combination of the lipoxygenase-1 gene, thelipoxygenase-2 gene, the lipoxygenase-3 gene, and the hydroperoxidelyase gene, 5 mL of each incubation medium was incubated and then usedas a sample for measuring a growth curve of the yeast every 0, 4, 8, 12,16, 20, 24, 28, 32, and 36 hours. As a result of the measurement, it wasconfirmed that KMG 1801 (Deposit No. KCTC13476BP, FIG. 7(A)) and KMG1802 (Deposit No. KCTC 13477BP, FIG. 7(B)) grew rapidly in a period of 8to 12 hours, and KMG 1803 (Deposit No. KCTC13478BP, FIG. 7 (C)) grewrapidly in a period of 28 to 32 hours.

Example 7: Identification of 1-octen-3-ol Biosynthesis in TransformedYeasts Introduced with Lipoxygenase and Hydroperoxide Lyase Genes

In order to confirm the biosynthesis of 1-octen-3-ol in yeaststransformed with the combinations of each gene obtained from Example 6,the transformed yeasts were inoculated in a SC selectable medium(Synthetic complete medium, 0.67% yeast nitrogen base, 2% raffinose,0.192% yeast synthetic drop-out medium supplements) in which tryptophanand uracil were deleted, pre-incubated overnight, and then centrifugedto collect yeasts. The collected yeasts were inoculated in a SCinduction medium (Synthetic complete medium, 0.67% yeast nitrogen base,1% raffinose, 2% galactose, 0.192% yeast synthetic drop-out mediumsupplements) in which tryptophan and uracil were deleted, added with 2%Tween-20 and 1.5 mM linoleic acid, and then incubated at 30° C. for 20hours. The incubated yeasts and the media were isolated bycentrifugation, and the yeasts were added with a sodium phosphate lysisbuffer (50 mM sodium phosphate, 1 mM PMSF, 5% glycerol, 2% triton X-100;pH 6.5) and acid-washed glass beads (0.4 to 0.6 mm size), lyzed with abead beater, and then the cells were down by centrifugation and a celllysis supernatant was recovered. Next, in order to confirm the produced1-octen-3-ol, lysates and the incubated medium were analyzed by gaschromatography-mass spectrometry (Aqilent 7890B GC & 5977B MSD) byextracting volatile components through solid phase microextraction(SPME) for 35 minutes at 70° C. For the gas chromatography-massspectrometry, DB-WAX (60 m×250 μm×0.25 μm) and helium carrier gas wereused, and the temperature of the column was increased from 40° C. to120° C. at a rate of 2° C./min and increased from 120° C. to 240° C. ata rate of 20° C./min. The temperature of the injector was set to 250° C.

As a result of the experiment, as illustrated in FIG. 8, peaks were notobserved in (A) lysates of cells incubated without adding a substrateand (B) a medium incubated without adding a substrate, but peaks of1-octen-3-ol at 38.27 min were checked in (C) lysates of cells incubatedby adding a substrate and (D) a medium incubated by adding a substrate.

Meanwhile, the results for 1-octen-3-ol biosynthesis according to thecombination of each lipoxygenase gene and hydroperoxide lyase were shownin Table 4. According to Table 4, it was confirmed that there was abiosynthetic effect of 1-octen-3-ol in all yeasts into which eachcombination of the genes Lipoxygenase-1, Lipoxygenase-2, Lipoxygenase-3,and Hydroperoxide lyase found in the fruiting bodies of pine mushroomwas introduced, and the degree of biosynthesis was varied according to atype of combination. In addition, it was confirmed that the 1-octen-3-olbiosynthesis concentration was highest when the lipoxygenase-1 was used.

TABLE 4 Protein Retention time Concentration combination (min) (mg/L) 1Lipoxygenase-1 + 38.270 0.66 Hydroperoxide lyase 2 Lipoxygenase-2 +38.269 0.33 Hydroperoxide lyase 3 Lipoxygenase-3 + 38.270 0.58Hydroperoxide lyase 4 Lipoxygenase-1 + 2 + 38.271 0.42 Hydroperoxidelyase 5 Lipoxygenase-1 + 3 + 38.271 0.38 Hydroperoxide lyase 6Lipoxygenase-2 + 3 + 38.270 0.27 Hydroperoxide lyase 7 Lipoxygenase-1 +2 + 3 + 38.267 0.56 Hydroperoxide lyase

Experimental Example 1: Optimization of 1-octen-3-ol BiosynthesisAccording to Substrate Concentration and Reaction Conditions

In order to confirm the biosynthesis amount of 1-octen-3-ol intransformed yeasts according to the concentration of a substrate andreaction conditions, the yeasts transformed with lipoxygenase-1 andhydroperoxide lyase were inoculated in a SC selectable medium (Syntheticcomplete medium, 0.67% yeast nitrogen base, 2% raffinose, 0.192% yeastsynthetic drop-out medium supplements) in which tryptophan and uracilwere deleted, pre-incubated overnight, and then centrifuged to collectyeasts. The collected yeasts were inoculated in a SC induction medium(Synthetic complete medium, 0.67% yeast nitrogen base, 1% raffinose, 2%galactose, 0.192% yeast synthetic drop-out medium supplements) in whichtryptophan and uracil were deleted, added with 2% Tween-20 and anappropriate concentration (0 to 0.1 M) of linoleic acid, and thenincubated at 30° C. for 20 hours. In addition, in order to confirm thebiosynthesis amount of 1-octen-3-ol in the transformed yeasts accordingto reaction conditions, the pre-incubated yeasts were inoculated in a SCinduction medium (Synthetic complete medium, 0.67% yeast nitrogen base,1% raffinose, 2% galactose, 0.192% yeast synthetic drop-out mediumsupplements) in which tryptophan and uracil were deleted, added with 2%Tween-20 and 3 mM linoleic acid, and then incubated at 15° C. and 30° C.for 12, 24, 36, and 48 hours, respectively. The incubated yeasts werecollected by centrifugation, added with a sodium phosphate lysis buffer(50 mM sodium phosphate, 1 mM PMSF, 5% glycerol, 2% triton X-100; pH6.5) and acid-washed glass beads (0.4 to 0.6 mm size), and lyzed with abead beater. Thereafter, the cells were down by centrifugation, a celllysis supernatant was recovered, and added with 0.1 g of NaCl (forprotein precipitation), and then fragrances were extracted with the sameamount of diethyl ether and analyzed by gas chromatography-massspectrometry (Aqilent 7890B GC & 5977B MSD). For the gaschromatography-mass spectrometry, DB-WAX (60 m×250 μm×0.25 μm) andhelium carrier gas were used, and the temperature of the column wasincreased from 40° C. to 120° C. at a rate of 2° C./min and increasedfrom 120° C. to 240° C. at a rate of 20° C./min. The temperature of theinjector was set to 250° C. The concentration of the biosynthesized1-octen-3-ol was compared with a 1-octen-3-ol standard (Sigma) andanalyzed. As a result of the experiment, the biosynthesis amount of1-octen-3-ol was highest at about 0.48 mg/L when the added concentrationof linoleic acid was 3 mM (A), and the biosynthesis amount of1-octen-3-ol was highest at about 0.35 mg/L at 30° C. for 24 hours (B)(FIG. 9).

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The present application relates to a transformed yeast producing1-octen-3-ol and a method for producing the same, which is a usefulinvention in the cosmetic industry and food development industry using apine mushroom flavor.

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I. IDENTIFICAION OF THE MICROORGANISM Identification reference given bythe Accession number given by the DEPOSITOR (Microorganism name):INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITARY Saccharomyces cerevisiae KAIG 1801 AUTHORITY:KCTC 13476BP II. SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION AND/OR PROPOSED TAXONOMICDESIGNATION The microorganism identified under I above was accompaniedby: a scientific description a proposed taxonomic designation (Mark witha cross where applicable) III. RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE This InternationalDepository Authority accepts the microorganism identified under I above,which was received by it on Feb. 6, 2018. IV. RECEIPT OF REQUEST FORCONVERSION The microorganism identified under I above was received bythis International Depository Authority under the Budapest Treaty. V.INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITARY AUTHORITY Authority Name: Korean Collection forSignature(s) of person(s) having the power Type Cultures (KCTC) KoreaResearch to represent the International Depository Institute ofBioscience and Biotechnology Authority of authorized official(s):(KRIBB) Date: Feb. 6, 2018 Address: 181, Ipsin-gil, Jeongeup-si,Cha-Young, Kim Jeollabuk-do 56212, Republic of Korea Form BP/4 (KCTCForm 17)

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I. IDENTIFICAION OF THE MICROORGANISM Identification reference given bythe Accession number given by the DEPOSITOR (Microorganism name):INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITARY Saccharomyces cerevisiae KAIG 1802 AUTHORITY:KCTC 13477BP II. SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION AND/OR PROPOSED TAXONOMICDESIGNATION The microorganism identified under I above was accompaniedby: a scientific description a proposed taxonomic designation (Mark witha cross where applicable) III. RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE This InternationalDepository Authority accepts the microorganism identified under I above,which was received by it on Feb. 6, 2018. IV. RECEIPT OF REQUEST FORCONVERSION The microorganism identified under I above was received bythis International Depository Authority under the Budapest Treaty. V.INTERNATIONAL DEPOSITARY AUTHORITY Authority Name: Korean Collection forSignature(s) of person(s) having the power Type Cultures (KCTC) KoreaResearch to represent the International Depository Institute ofBioscience and Biotechnology Authority of authorized official(s):(KRIBB) Date: Feb. 6, 2018 Address: 181, Ipsin-gil, Jeongeup-si,Cha-Young, Kim Jeollabuk-do 56212, Republic of Korea Form BP/4 (KCTCForm 17)

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The invention claimed is:
 1. A transformed yeast for producing1-octen-3-ol transformed with a recombinant vector comprising thenucleotide sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 9, 10 and 11 encodinglipoxygenase and the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 12 encodinghydroperoxide lyase.
 2. A method for producing a transformed yeast forproducing 1-octen-3-ol comprising the steps of: isolating total RNA ofpine mushroom and synthesizing cDNA; PCR-amplifying a lipoxygenase genecomprising the nucleotide sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 9-11 and ahydroperoxide lyase gene comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ IDNO: 12 from the synthesized cDNA; gene-cloning each of the amplifiedlipoxygenase gene and hydroperoxide lyase gene in a vector; gene-cloningeach of the cloned lipoxygenase gene and hydroperoxide lyase gene ineach yeast expression vector; and transforming and incubating the yeastexpression vector into a yeast to produce 1-octen-3-ol.
 3. The method ofclaim 2, wherein the yeast expression vector is a vector selected from apYES3/CT vector and a pYES2/CT vector.
 4. The method of claim 3, whereinthe pYES3/CT vector and the pYES2/CT vector are used in a ratio of 1:1.5. The method of claim 2, wherein the yeast is incubated in a SC mediumusing 0.01 to 100 mM of linoleic acid at 15° C. to 45° C. for 12 to 48hours.
 6. The method of claim 2, wherein the yeast is Saccharomycescerevisiae.
 7. A method for producing 1-octen-3-ol comprising the stepsof: biosynthesizing 1-octen-3-ol by incubating the transformed yeast forproducing the 1-octen-3-ol of claim 1 in a medium; and obtaining thebiosynthesized 1-octen-3-ol.